Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.   Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Alice Guy-Blache: (b. 1873, France – d. 1968, USA) Pioneering French filmmaker and director.  She was the first female film director and one of the first directors to make a fictional film.  She wrote, directed, and/or produced over 700 films.  In 1906, she made The Life of Christ. Roman Catholic.

Wang Ming-dao (b. 1900, China – d. 1991) Chinese evangelist, Protestant leader.  He founded the Christian Tabernacle in Beijing in 1925.  He advocated separation of church and state.  He was arrested in 1955 for refusing to join the state sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement.  He spent 22 years in prison.  Upon his release he became a leader in the illegal house church movement.  Founder of the Christian Church in Christ. Protestant fundamentalist.

Arizona Drane: (b. 1891?, Texas – d. 1963?; Best known as Arizona Dranes) Blind Holiness Gospel singer and pianist of African-American and Mexican ancestry.

Archippus: A Gentile convert in the city of Colossae, he is mentioned in Colossians 4:17 and exhorted to “complete the work you have received in the Lord.”  Also mentioned in Philemon 2.  He was possibly the son of Philemon.


Conchobar mac Meic Con Caille: (b. Ireland - d. 1176, France; aka Cornelius of Armagh, Cornelius McConchailleach) Irish Augustinian Archbishop of Armagh.  He died in France while returning from a pilgrimage to Rome.